Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Carbon Monoxide News June 26, 2013 - posts updated frequently

Every day is a carbon monoxide safety education day.
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Maintenance man prevents carbon monoxide leak from becoming deadly
WISC Madison

The town's fire chief said the carbon monoxide levels in the building were dangerously high and Dale probably saved lives. But Dale says he's just glad no one was hurt. “Like I told the owner of the apartment complex out there, his on-site maintenance ...

Fire call by neighbors saves residents from carbon dioxide poisoning in South ...
Foster's Daily Democrat
(headline watch - carbon monoxide)
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — Thick brown smoke was rising above a residence Tuesday morning and luckily neighbors called fire officials before carbon monoxide inside the house reached dangerous levels. Fire Chief George Gorman said the dark smoke ...

Roselle receives federal fire-safety grants
Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com

Funds from the federal Emergency Management Agency's Assistance to Firefighters Grant will help replace aged equipment and purchase carbon-monoxide and smoke detectors for installation in homes, Mayor Jamel Holley and Fire Chief Paul Mucha said in ...

Editorial: Carbon monoxide can kill
Sun Journal – New Bern, NC

The deaths of three people in the same Boone motel room and the symptoms experienced by workers at a Lincoln County tortilla chip plant bring into sharp ...

Refugees in Whitehall's Prospect Park treated to community health screening
Pittsburgh Post Gazette

In addition to the cancer education and screening information, the community received free screenings for blood pressure, bone density, carbon monoxide/oxygen and cholesterol and information about diabetes and nutrition. Ganga Dangal, a refugee from ...

Who is responsible for the air you breathe? Take control inside your homes.

-Link to: CO alarm standards
The lowest U.L. 2034 & CSA 6.19 carbon monoxide alarm test point is:
- 70 PPM to 149 PPM – resist one hour, must alarm before 4 hours

Please read the alarm information on the package and in the instructions. Know when your fire department and emergency responders begin wearing their breathing apparatus and what their civilian evacuation levels are for carbon monoxide; it may be before 70 PPM. It is for pregnant women, infants & children, the elderly and all people of vulnerable health. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety



Increased education, awareness can prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
Minnesota Department of Commerce

SAINT PAUL, MN – Each year about 50,000 people visit emergency rooms in the United States for CO poisoning, and more than 500 die each year from this silent, odorless, colorless gas. As part of Winter Hazard Awareness Week (November 5-9), the Minnesota Department of Commerce warns Minnesotans of the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and to take steps to avoid this “silent killer.”

Carbon monoxide kills, founder sends warning
Carbonmonoxidekills.com

Carbon Monoxide Information Website ... Carbon Monoxide Useful Links · Contact ... Get the Top ten carbon monoxide safety tips sent to your inbox:

· Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.

Consider low level protection for carbon monoxide and smoldering fire detection problems; don't leave anyone behind.

National Conference of State Legislatures
Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes

Twenty-seven U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2011
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The following companies are acknowledged for their continued support of carbon monoxide safety education and this daily news blog. They may just have what you are looking for.
Fieldpiece Instruments

The Energy Conservatory
IntelliTec Colleges
CO Experts CO-Experts Model 2014 Brochure
Masimo (See the non-invasive RAD-57)
Mahugh Fire & Safety
ESCO Institute
TPI - Test Products International

Note this distraction from carbon monoxide poisoning:
Bald Eagle Camera Alcoa Bald Eagle Camera, Davenport, Iowa.
NOTE: Another camera is in operation from a lower angle.

What does this have to do with carbon monoxide safety?
It is just a live web cam, perhaps a distraction from the headlines of death and injury. Please become aware of the air you breathe. Measurement is education. Measure your air accurately when measuring carbon monoxide.
Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
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